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Word: letting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ISSUE] A bill to let Caribbean and Central American countries export apparel to the U.S. duty and quota free, provided that the goods are made of U.S. fabrics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Finance: The Buyer's Guide to Congress | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...problem is the rescues. If Baywatch would just stick to the slow-motion running and random bikini contests and bring the thonged extras into the foreground, guys wouldn't need other television shows. Yet Baywatch insists, week after week, on these tedious lifesaving rescue missions. Let the fools drown, people. Prioritize...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Babe Tube | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...Health Statistics concluded, in a survey released last week, that girls ages 15 to 17 had the lowest birth rate in 40 years. Finally, messages about abstinence and contraception seem to have caught on: 80% of the decline in teen pregnancy is attributed to more birth control. So let's take a minute, parents and teens, to pat ourselves on the back. Done? Good. Now let's get back to work, because here's the rest of the story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Teenage Sex | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...part didn't get delivered in time, or demand outstripped supply--buy more. Apple Computer lost about 15 quick points when it preannounced that it couldn't meet consumer demand for its hot new computers. That was a classic buying opportunity created by Apple's components suppliers, who let the company down. When the parts reappeared, so did the Street...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ka-Booom! | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

Chances are slim that you will soon be hearing the following line spoken in theatergoing homes across America: "Hey, honey, let's grab the kids, fly to New York and catch that new musical The Dead!" Yet, oddly, a musicalized version of James Joyce's somber short story has been one of the most anticipated events of the off-Broadway season. A star-filled cast (Christopher Walken, Blair Brown, Sally Ann Howes) has perked up interest in what is either the most intriguing or the stupidest idea for a musical in years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Dead Serious | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

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